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(Application filed Dec. 19, 1901.)

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/N VEN TOR er l ` Arm UNITED 'STATES PATENT @Ferca EDWlN DE BAUN, OFPASSAIC, NEV JERSEY.

SHOE-POLISHER.

45PECIFICAJIIN forming part 0f LBGS Patent NO. 702,289, dated J' une 10,1902.

Application filed December 19, 1901. Serial NO. 86,544. lNo modeLJ To@Z5 whom, it may concer/t:

Be it known that I, EDWIN DE BAUN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Passaic, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey,have invented a new and Improved Shoe-Polisher, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a device for polishing shoes, the device beingespecially adapted for individual use and being of such construction andarrangement that it may be effectively and easily used on ones own shoesand readily carried from place to place, so as to be within convenientreach.

This specification is a specific description of two forms of theinvention, while the claims are denitions of the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.`

Figure l is a view showing the use of the invention. Fig. 2 is anenlarged View showing one of the handles. Fig. 3 is a view showing thehandle open, and Figs. 4 and 5 are views of a modification of theinvention.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, the polisher oom- `prises a cloth a, at eachend of which is a handle. This handle is formed, preferably, of anintegral piece of stii wire and comprises a hand-grip or handle proper,b, with a body portion formed of two spring-arms b,with respect to whicharm the hand-.grip Z9 extends transversely. These arms are arranged tospring apart, as shown in Fig. 3, but may be held in close parallelismby a ring c, which is slidable from the position shown in Fig. 3 to thatshown in Fig. 2, and when the ring is in the latter position it holdsthe arms b snugly together. The free ends of the arms b' of the bodyportion of the handle are formed of transverse return-bends b2,terminating in pins b3, which pins when the arms b are `moved togetherlie closely alongside of each other transversely to the body of thehandle, as shown in Fig. 2. Y

In using the invention the ends of the cloth a, are fastened to the pinsb3 by iirst engaging one pin with the cloth, as shown in Fig. 3, andthen moving the arms b together and engaging the other pin therewith, asin Fig. 2, the parts being held in this position by the ring c, aspreviously explained. The device thus adjusted is used in the mannerillustrated in Fig. l-that is to say, the handles are held onein eachhand and the cloth is drawn backand forth over the shoe.

It will be seen that this device may be used very conveniently andelfectively by a person when comfortably seated. Owing to the length ofthe'handles and their arrangement with .respect to the cloth, the clothmay be made to work on any part of the shoe and effectively to polishits entire surface. When not in use, the handle portionsmay be laid sideby" side and lthe cloth wound around them, so as to form a very compactdevice, which may be readily stowed away or carried from place to placeas desired.

The form of my invention shown in Figs.

and the extremities being projected upward to `form hooks d2. The bodypartfcl of the handle is formed of twolengths of wire twisted together,as illustrated, and this handle, as that previously described, may beand preferably is formed of an integral length of wire. ln using theform of my invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the ends of the cloth arepassed` through the` loop formed by the bends cl and engaged with thepins d2, as shown in Fig. 5. This will effectively hold the cloth, andin other respects the operation of the polisher is the same as thatpreviously described.

It will be observed that both forms of the invention embodya,transversely-elongated loop to receive the end of thecloth (bends b2in Fig. 2 and bends d in Fig. 4) and also pins or spurs (b3 in Fig. 2andd2 in Fig. 4) to impale the cloth. By these means the` cloth is heldsecurely.

Various changes in the form and details of my invention may be resortedto at will without departing from the spirit of my invention. Hence Iconsider myself entitled to IOC all forms of the invention as may liewithin the intent ot' my claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters lower ends of said members,and means `forV holding the members with the pins in close proximity,said means comprising a ring slidable on the parts of the handle-bodyportions.

3. A handle for shoe-polishing Cloths, comprising a body portion formedof two arms movable toward and from each other, said arms having theirlower ends formed with return-bends terminating in pins, and the pinslying parallel with and in close proximity to each other when the armsof the handle are moved together.

4. A handle for shoe-polisher cloths, oomprising an elongatedbodyportion with a handle proper at one end and means at its other endfor removably connecting the cloth there- With, the said meanscomprising a transversely-elongated loop receiving the cloth and a spurcarried by each end portion of the loop to impale thecloth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWIN DE BAUN.

Witnesses:

JOHN T. VAN RIPER, JOHN FoLKEssoN.

